Bruce Baker, assistant professor of business ethics, Seattle Pacific University Helpful models of academic papers: This article is adapted from an academic paper selected by the ON Advisory Committee as a “helpful model” for network faculty to consider. The original paper is not yet publicly available as the author seeks publication. In the months leading […]
Archives for December 2014
New Testament and Economics Conference
John Taylor, associate professor of New Testament, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary A conversation around a table at the Kern Fellows’ curricular integration workshop at Acton University in June 2013 bore unexpected and very welcome fruit. What began as a discussion became a conference that we hope will contribute to an ongoing renewal of scholarly efforts. […]
Faith@Work Summit
Al Erisman, executive in residence, Seattle Pacific University School of Business, Government, and Economics God is at work through his people at work. What does this look like? This was the question that 270 pastors, business/workplace leaders, theologians, university professors, and workplace ministry leaders discussed at the inaugural Faith@Work Summit in Boston last October. It […]
Seminary Spotlight
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Ken Magnuson, professor of Christian ethics Southern Baptist Theological Seminary joined the Oikonomia Network in January 2014, launching The Commonweal Project on Faith, Work, and Human Flourishing to engage students, faculty, pastors, alumni, and Christian business leaders on issues of faith, work, and economics. The Commonweal Project has put on a […]
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The Shark Tank of Social Entrepreneurship ON at Asbury Seminary Cindy Dean, administrative assistant, Office of Faith, Work, and Economics Jay Moon, associate professor of church planting and evangelism Over 140 students, pastors, and business leaders convened this October to discover how they could impact the world through business. At an event called The Asbury […]